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arienprincess, inu lover, and llccee
^ Thank you kindly for the reviews for chapter 15! ^
Disclaimer: I am happy to announce that I have single-handedly kidnapped Jack Sparrow and Will Turner.
...All right, you win. I was just kidding. I still own nothing. Except for Kate! And Jonathan! And whomever else I have happened to make up along the way! :) Read and review!
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Chapter 16!!!
The Dauntless and the Black Pearl finally met again, and Jack Sparrow suddenly found himself being clasped in irons for what must have been the millionth time. The entire crew had been hauled aboard the Dauntless by a stiff-necked Norrington, who rushed to Elizabeth's side as soon as she stepped aboard.
"Mrs. Turner...Elizabeth. Are you alright?" Norrington examined Elizabeth as he flung a blanket over her shoulders. Elizabeth's father, Governor Swann, appeared behind them.
""Elizabeth! Thank heavens you're safe." He ran to her.
"I'm fine, father. What are you doing here?"
The governor looked taken aback, while Norrington studied her, "Well, we're here to rescue you, of course." He said stupidly.
"Rescue me? From what?" asked an irritable Elizabeth, who was looking from her father to Commodore Norrington.
"From that pirate, Elizabeth! You were kidnapped!" her father exclaimed as he cast a sharp glance towards Jack.
Elizabeth rolled her eyes and shook her head, throwing the blanket off her shoulders.
"He didn't kidnap me! I chose to go!"
Governor Swann and Norrington stood gawking at Elizabeth with their mouths open. Elizabeth took the opportunity to escape to her husband's side. Will, who was standing beside Jack, graciously took Elizabeth's hand when she offered it to him.
"This is what happens when you let your daughter marry a half blacksmith, half pirate." Swann muttered to himself; only Norrington heard.
"And who's this girl?" Swann nodded towards Kate, who was obviously not a pirate in her long red dress. She was seated on the deck, leaning against the side of the ship. She looked at the Governor when he spoke.
"That's Kate. She's Jack's niece." Elizabeth supplied, eyes locked on her father in a frown.
"I see." Swann took a long pause, "Well, what are we to do now, Elizabeth? We've traveled from here to kingdom come to rescue you, only to find out that you, in fact, don't need rescuing."
"Go home."
"I'm afraid we can't do that, Mrs. Turner." Norrington spoke her title spitefully, jealous of the man who married her. He knew that he himself should have been the one.
"And why not?"
Jack, who had been very quiet indeed, suddenly spoke in a burst of energy.
"Norrington, you ruin bloody everything!" Jack flailed his handcuffed arms around and walked to Norrington, so that he was right in his face. Norrington only smiled slightly.
"Ah, Captain Jack. So good to see you. Well, as you know I am still bound by the law to kill each and everyone of your little men there." He nodded towards Jack's crew; where Anamaria snorted. She wasn't a man. Jack paused, turning around to examine his crew. He then turned around and frowned at Norrington.
"Are you a eunuch, Commodore Norrington?"
"Take him below!" the Commodore said as he rolled his eyes.
"Well, ye see, that's not going to work, mate." Jack squinted.
"And why not?"
"Because..." Jack kicked the guard who held his effects, and caught them as they flew up and came down. He unsheathed his sword with his hands tied together, and with both hands, he pointed the sword at Norrington.
"I'm Captain Jack Sparrow." He noted as he backed away with a small grin on his face. Kate rose from her place on the floor and went to stand beside her uncle. They spoke Jack's famous word together in unison, and Elizabeth smiled.
"Savvy?"
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The brig of the Dauntless was much cleaner than that of the Pearl or the Abyss. Jack's efforts had been unsuccessful, and he angrily sat in the corner with his hat tri-cornered hat tilted over his eyes.
"Jack, we've got to get out of here." Kate tried her best to move around, but it was difficult with Jack's entire crew crammed into the small cell. Jack chuckled.
"No worries, love."
Kate frowned at his carelessness and turned, coming face to face with Anamaria. But, Anamaria didn't look as angry and menacing as she had before.
"I just wanted to say," Anamaria began. "That I'm sorry fer bein' so wretched to ye. Ye didn't deserve it, ye bein Jack's niece and all."
Kate smiled, "Don't mention it."
Anamaria returned the smile, but their moment was broken by the sound of the door opening and footsteps.
It was Will.
"Will!" Kate yelled. Will shushed her and held up his hand to reveal a set of keys. He shook them with a grin.
Jack got up and walked over to Kate.
"I told ye so."
"Where's yer wifey, boy?" Gibbs asked from the cell.
"On deck. This was her idea." Will smiled slightly as a wave of shock ran over the cell. "Hurry." Will opened the cell door and the prisoners piled out. All but Jack, Kate, and Will crowded at the closed door, waiting for orders from their Captain.
"William! Where's the Pearl?" Jack exited the cell, stopping at Will.
"We're still anchored...it's not far."
"Stay put for a bit, mates." Captain Jack ordered his crew.
The door of the brig opened, and the entire crew gasped, but then sighed in relief when they saw who it was. It was Elizabeth, and she pushed through the pirates to the bottom of the stairs to meet her husband. She ran to him.
"Will! Will, I'm starting to rethink this idea." She glanced nervously at the mob of pirates that were standing above her.
"Don't worry. Are you coming with us? Or are you to stay with your father?"
"I'm coming with you, Will." She gave him a sincere look, and he blushed as he returned it.
"I've got a plan." Jack announced, "Elizabeth, are ye willin' to cooperate?"
Elizabeth rolled her eyes, but nodded her head.
"Good. Here it is then. You, love, get to distract yer father and that Commodore bloke while me and me crew sneak aboard me ship, aye?"
Elizabeth nodded, "But I'm coming with you."
"Right, of course. Well, then when you hear the bell ring thrice." Jack held up three fingers. "You scurry over to the edge of the Dauntless, where your lovely hubby William will be there to throw ye a rope, and ye can swing over. Savvy?"
Elizabeth replayed Jack's plan in her head, then nodded, "Savvy." She repeated, smiling when Jack frowned at her imitation.
Will and Jack went to tell the plan to the rest of the pirates, leaving Elizabeth and Kate to talk.
"So, this ring is the one that's causing all this commotion." Said Elizabeth as she held up Kate's hand to examine her finger.
Kate laughed quietly; it did seem a bit odd.
"I wonder, do you feel differently, or more powerful, when it's on?"
Kate shook her head, "I don't, but I've worn it all my life. Here, try it on."
Kate took off her ring and offered it to Elizabeth, who took the beautiful object graciously and slid it onto her finger, finding that it fit quite well.
"Oh, it's beautiful." Elizabeth breathed, "More so than my own wedding ring," she laughed a bit at this, moving her hand back and forth so that the ruby and diamond sparkled.
"Elizabeth, how did you and Will come to know Jack?"
Elizabeth sighed, "It's quite an interesting story, really. I was kidnapped by cursed pirates; they were looking for a medallion I had. Jack, earlier that day, had entered Port Royal. I almost drowned; he saved my life, but then threatened me. I despised him for it."
"It doesn't look as though things have changed much," Kate noted, referring to the hatred between Jack and Elizabeth.
"A bit, but I still can't stand the man. Anyway, Jack was taken to Port Royal's jail. That night, I was kidnapped. The next morning, Will sprung Jack from jail and they set out to rescue me."
Kate smiled, "It sounds like an adventure."
"Oh, and that's only the beginning of it, too. I'll tell you more about it later." Elizabeth returned Kate's smile.
"Elizabeth! We're ready." Will called to her, and Elizabeth rushed to the stairs. She pushed her way through to the top, giving her husband a peck on her way out.
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Jack took Kate's arm, and the two walked in front of the crew. Elizabeth was doing her job nicely, talking to Norrington about something that was amusing him greatly, for he was giggling like a loon; and her father, standing close by, was smiling as well.
Jack motioned with one hand for the crew to follow. Two crewmembers came up to them.
"Hey, you! You're not supposed--," But Jack cut him off with a punch in the face. Will did the same with the other man, glancing over his shoulder to ensure that Norrington had not seen.
The Pearl and the Dauntless were not far apart at all, and Jack found a long wooden plank that he used to connect the two ships, so that it made a bridge. One by one, the crew of the Black Pearl returned to their home ship. Jack and Will fought off guards as silently as they could, knocking each one of them out, Elizabeth trying her hardest to distract Norrington.
"Come on, then." Jack ran across the board and was reunited with his ship, but Will stayed behind, glancing nervously at Elizabeth.
"William! Come on!"
"What about Elizabeth?" Will asked as quietly as he could without Norrington hearing him.
Remembering his promise to Elizabeth, Jack walked to the bell of the Pearl and rang it three times. Will smiled and ran across the plank, knocking it off the ships' edges as he exited the Dauntless.
"Weigh anchor! Make quick!" Jack bellowed as he returned to the helm of his ship. Will grabbed a rope tied to one of the sails and prepared to swing it towards Elizabeth when she appeared.
Norrington was fully alert when he heard the sounding of the bells. Knowing this was her cue, Elizabeth ran to the edge of the Dauntless, where she saw a grinning Will with a rope in his hand.
"Catch this!" he yelled, throwing the rope at her.
The rope was inches from her hands, when a strong force grabbed Elizabeth around the waist and pulled her back.
"Elizabeth! What are you doing?"
"Father!" Elizabeth screamed. "I must go with Will!"
"I won't allow it, Elizabeth. A pirate ship is no place for a --,"
But Elizabeth yanked out of his grasp and ran to the edge of the Dauntless once again. The Pearl was moving fast, and tears filled Elizabeth's eyes when she realized it was too far away to swing over.
"Elizabeth!" Will yelled angrily, cursing the governor under his breath. He blew her a kiss goodbye and waved sadly.
"Be careful." She whispered, blinking as a tear fell down her face. She turned angrily around to meet her father. She gave him a look of pure hatred, and stomped firmly away, but before she entered her father's cabin, she turned once more.
"Good luck with trying to catch them." She sniffed as she slammed the door behind her.
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"Jack! We must go back for her!"
"And risk being thrown in that pit again? William, where's yer head, boy?" Jack stood at the wheel, his eyes gazing on the endless horizon.
"Stupid father-in-law." Mumbled Will.
"Look on the bright side, Will. She can't get hurt if she's not with us!" Jack whirled around and grinned. Will shot Jack a look that made Jack turn back around to face the ocean.
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It almost made Kate cry to see Elizabeth torn away from her beloved William. She leaned against the edge of the ship; she was on the lower deck. Instinctively, she felt her ring finger with her thumb...but something was different. Kate's stomach lurched.
The ring wasn't there.
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:) But where is it? If you were paying attention, then you already know!!! Read and Review, port favor.
3 ME
arienprincess, inu lover, and llccee
^ Thank you kindly for the reviews for chapter 15! ^
Disclaimer: I am happy to announce that I have single-handedly kidnapped Jack Sparrow and Will Turner.
...All right, you win. I was just kidding. I still own nothing. Except for Kate! And Jonathan! And whomever else I have happened to make up along the way! :) Read and review!
~~~~~
Chapter 16!!!
The Dauntless and the Black Pearl finally met again, and Jack Sparrow suddenly found himself being clasped in irons for what must have been the millionth time. The entire crew had been hauled aboard the Dauntless by a stiff-necked Norrington, who rushed to Elizabeth's side as soon as she stepped aboard.
"Mrs. Turner...Elizabeth. Are you alright?" Norrington examined Elizabeth as he flung a blanket over her shoulders. Elizabeth's father, Governor Swann, appeared behind them.
""Elizabeth! Thank heavens you're safe." He ran to her.
"I'm fine, father. What are you doing here?"
The governor looked taken aback, while Norrington studied her, "Well, we're here to rescue you, of course." He said stupidly.
"Rescue me? From what?" asked an irritable Elizabeth, who was looking from her father to Commodore Norrington.
"From that pirate, Elizabeth! You were kidnapped!" her father exclaimed as he cast a sharp glance towards Jack.
Elizabeth rolled her eyes and shook her head, throwing the blanket off her shoulders.
"He didn't kidnap me! I chose to go!"
Governor Swann and Norrington stood gawking at Elizabeth with their mouths open. Elizabeth took the opportunity to escape to her husband's side. Will, who was standing beside Jack, graciously took Elizabeth's hand when she offered it to him.
"This is what happens when you let your daughter marry a half blacksmith, half pirate." Swann muttered to himself; only Norrington heard.
"And who's this girl?" Swann nodded towards Kate, who was obviously not a pirate in her long red dress. She was seated on the deck, leaning against the side of the ship. She looked at the Governor when he spoke.
"That's Kate. She's Jack's niece." Elizabeth supplied, eyes locked on her father in a frown.
"I see." Swann took a long pause, "Well, what are we to do now, Elizabeth? We've traveled from here to kingdom come to rescue you, only to find out that you, in fact, don't need rescuing."
"Go home."
"I'm afraid we can't do that, Mrs. Turner." Norrington spoke her title spitefully, jealous of the man who married her. He knew that he himself should have been the one.
"And why not?"
Jack, who had been very quiet indeed, suddenly spoke in a burst of energy.
"Norrington, you ruin bloody everything!" Jack flailed his handcuffed arms around and walked to Norrington, so that he was right in his face. Norrington only smiled slightly.
"Ah, Captain Jack. So good to see you. Well, as you know I am still bound by the law to kill each and everyone of your little men there." He nodded towards Jack's crew; where Anamaria snorted. She wasn't a man. Jack paused, turning around to examine his crew. He then turned around and frowned at Norrington.
"Are you a eunuch, Commodore Norrington?"
"Take him below!" the Commodore said as he rolled his eyes.
"Well, ye see, that's not going to work, mate." Jack squinted.
"And why not?"
"Because..." Jack kicked the guard who held his effects, and caught them as they flew up and came down. He unsheathed his sword with his hands tied together, and with both hands, he pointed the sword at Norrington.
"I'm Captain Jack Sparrow." He noted as he backed away with a small grin on his face. Kate rose from her place on the floor and went to stand beside her uncle. They spoke Jack's famous word together in unison, and Elizabeth smiled.
"Savvy?"
~~~~~
The brig of the Dauntless was much cleaner than that of the Pearl or the Abyss. Jack's efforts had been unsuccessful, and he angrily sat in the corner with his hat tri-cornered hat tilted over his eyes.
"Jack, we've got to get out of here." Kate tried her best to move around, but it was difficult with Jack's entire crew crammed into the small cell. Jack chuckled.
"No worries, love."
Kate frowned at his carelessness and turned, coming face to face with Anamaria. But, Anamaria didn't look as angry and menacing as she had before.
"I just wanted to say," Anamaria began. "That I'm sorry fer bein' so wretched to ye. Ye didn't deserve it, ye bein Jack's niece and all."
Kate smiled, "Don't mention it."
Anamaria returned the smile, but their moment was broken by the sound of the door opening and footsteps.
It was Will.
"Will!" Kate yelled. Will shushed her and held up his hand to reveal a set of keys. He shook them with a grin.
Jack got up and walked over to Kate.
"I told ye so."
"Where's yer wifey, boy?" Gibbs asked from the cell.
"On deck. This was her idea." Will smiled slightly as a wave of shock ran over the cell. "Hurry." Will opened the cell door and the prisoners piled out. All but Jack, Kate, and Will crowded at the closed door, waiting for orders from their Captain.
"William! Where's the Pearl?" Jack exited the cell, stopping at Will.
"We're still anchored...it's not far."
"Stay put for a bit, mates." Captain Jack ordered his crew.
The door of the brig opened, and the entire crew gasped, but then sighed in relief when they saw who it was. It was Elizabeth, and she pushed through the pirates to the bottom of the stairs to meet her husband. She ran to him.
"Will! Will, I'm starting to rethink this idea." She glanced nervously at the mob of pirates that were standing above her.
"Don't worry. Are you coming with us? Or are you to stay with your father?"
"I'm coming with you, Will." She gave him a sincere look, and he blushed as he returned it.
"I've got a plan." Jack announced, "Elizabeth, are ye willin' to cooperate?"
Elizabeth rolled her eyes, but nodded her head.
"Good. Here it is then. You, love, get to distract yer father and that Commodore bloke while me and me crew sneak aboard me ship, aye?"
Elizabeth nodded, "But I'm coming with you."
"Right, of course. Well, then when you hear the bell ring thrice." Jack held up three fingers. "You scurry over to the edge of the Dauntless, where your lovely hubby William will be there to throw ye a rope, and ye can swing over. Savvy?"
Elizabeth replayed Jack's plan in her head, then nodded, "Savvy." She repeated, smiling when Jack frowned at her imitation.
Will and Jack went to tell the plan to the rest of the pirates, leaving Elizabeth and Kate to talk.
"So, this ring is the one that's causing all this commotion." Said Elizabeth as she held up Kate's hand to examine her finger.
Kate laughed quietly; it did seem a bit odd.
"I wonder, do you feel differently, or more powerful, when it's on?"
Kate shook her head, "I don't, but I've worn it all my life. Here, try it on."
Kate took off her ring and offered it to Elizabeth, who took the beautiful object graciously and slid it onto her finger, finding that it fit quite well.
"Oh, it's beautiful." Elizabeth breathed, "More so than my own wedding ring," she laughed a bit at this, moving her hand back and forth so that the ruby and diamond sparkled.
"Elizabeth, how did you and Will come to know Jack?"
Elizabeth sighed, "It's quite an interesting story, really. I was kidnapped by cursed pirates; they were looking for a medallion I had. Jack, earlier that day, had entered Port Royal. I almost drowned; he saved my life, but then threatened me. I despised him for it."
"It doesn't look as though things have changed much," Kate noted, referring to the hatred between Jack and Elizabeth.
"A bit, but I still can't stand the man. Anyway, Jack was taken to Port Royal's jail. That night, I was kidnapped. The next morning, Will sprung Jack from jail and they set out to rescue me."
Kate smiled, "It sounds like an adventure."
"Oh, and that's only the beginning of it, too. I'll tell you more about it later." Elizabeth returned Kate's smile.
"Elizabeth! We're ready." Will called to her, and Elizabeth rushed to the stairs. She pushed her way through to the top, giving her husband a peck on her way out.
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Jack took Kate's arm, and the two walked in front of the crew. Elizabeth was doing her job nicely, talking to Norrington about something that was amusing him greatly, for he was giggling like a loon; and her father, standing close by, was smiling as well.
Jack motioned with one hand for the crew to follow. Two crewmembers came up to them.
"Hey, you! You're not supposed--," But Jack cut him off with a punch in the face. Will did the same with the other man, glancing over his shoulder to ensure that Norrington had not seen.
The Pearl and the Dauntless were not far apart at all, and Jack found a long wooden plank that he used to connect the two ships, so that it made a bridge. One by one, the crew of the Black Pearl returned to their home ship. Jack and Will fought off guards as silently as they could, knocking each one of them out, Elizabeth trying her hardest to distract Norrington.
"Come on, then." Jack ran across the board and was reunited with his ship, but Will stayed behind, glancing nervously at Elizabeth.
"William! Come on!"
"What about Elizabeth?" Will asked as quietly as he could without Norrington hearing him.
Remembering his promise to Elizabeth, Jack walked to the bell of the Pearl and rang it three times. Will smiled and ran across the plank, knocking it off the ships' edges as he exited the Dauntless.
"Weigh anchor! Make quick!" Jack bellowed as he returned to the helm of his ship. Will grabbed a rope tied to one of the sails and prepared to swing it towards Elizabeth when she appeared.
Norrington was fully alert when he heard the sounding of the bells. Knowing this was her cue, Elizabeth ran to the edge of the Dauntless, where she saw a grinning Will with a rope in his hand.
"Catch this!" he yelled, throwing the rope at her.
The rope was inches from her hands, when a strong force grabbed Elizabeth around the waist and pulled her back.
"Elizabeth! What are you doing?"
"Father!" Elizabeth screamed. "I must go with Will!"
"I won't allow it, Elizabeth. A pirate ship is no place for a --,"
But Elizabeth yanked out of his grasp and ran to the edge of the Dauntless once again. The Pearl was moving fast, and tears filled Elizabeth's eyes when she realized it was too far away to swing over.
"Elizabeth!" Will yelled angrily, cursing the governor under his breath. He blew her a kiss goodbye and waved sadly.
"Be careful." She whispered, blinking as a tear fell down her face. She turned angrily around to meet her father. She gave him a look of pure hatred, and stomped firmly away, but before she entered her father's cabin, she turned once more.
"Good luck with trying to catch them." She sniffed as she slammed the door behind her.
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"Jack! We must go back for her!"
"And risk being thrown in that pit again? William, where's yer head, boy?" Jack stood at the wheel, his eyes gazing on the endless horizon.
"Stupid father-in-law." Mumbled Will.
"Look on the bright side, Will. She can't get hurt if she's not with us!" Jack whirled around and grinned. Will shot Jack a look that made Jack turn back around to face the ocean.
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It almost made Kate cry to see Elizabeth torn away from her beloved William. She leaned against the edge of the ship; she was on the lower deck. Instinctively, she felt her ring finger with her thumb...but something was different. Kate's stomach lurched.
The ring wasn't there.
~~~~~
:) But where is it? If you were paying attention, then you already know!!! Read and Review, port favor.
3 ME
